1972 K10 Project "Daily Driver"

[onebadbowtie]

I also sold my 250r a few weeks back and bought another atc70 for my girlfriend so we can ride together. Im going to be moving to Tulsa at the end of December and need some extra money

[Dieselwrencher]

Nice work on the bumper, and cute 3 wheelers!

[Mattman2010]

James bumper is looking good. Good luck with graduation and the move! Wheres the pics of the 3 wheeler with the small go cart tires?

[onebadbowtie]

Originally Posted by Dieselwrencher

Nice work on the bumper, and cute 3 wheelers!

Originally Posted by Mattman2010

James bumper is looking good. Good luck with graduation and the move! Wheres the pics of the 3 wheeler with the small go cart tires?

Thanks guys! and here you go lol

[onebadbowtie]

Exhaust appointment scheduled for friday morning. I'm going with true dual exhaust with 2.5" pipe using flowmaster 40 series mufflers and no show tips in the bed corners $340 installed

[MTCK]

Good progress! I like the way that seat looks. I got Bilstiens from off road design. You'd probably have to put on the F250 extended front shock mounts to run them but the ride is great.

[onebadbowtie]

Originally Posted by MTCK

Good progress! I like the way that seat looks. I got Bilstiens from off road design. You'd probably have to put on the F250 extended front shock mounts to run them but the ride is great.

I like the Bilstiens but thats a little more than id like to spend! thanks though

[onebadbowtie]

Finally got access to my photobucket account! so to the pics

[onebadbowtie]

I have been having problems with my truck being slow to turn over when it gets hot. I did a bunch of reading and decided to check the timing. So tonight i bought a timing light and started checking. It was set at 14 degrees so i backed it down to 10 degrees and now no more problems. So i snapped a couple pics will i had her out.





The man cave



Free Bumper to anyone who wants to come get it. Its not perfect but definitely usable.

[onebadbowtie]

Also anyone running the KYB gas-a-just shocks on there K-10's? I think that is what i have decided on.

[Mattman2010]

Truck is looking good buddy!

[onebadbowtie]

Originally Posted by Mattman2010

Truck is looking good buddy!

Thanks man! Now go get to work on yours lol

[onebadbowtie]

The truck is still loosing anti-freeze somewhere. Its not in the oil. It doesn't leak it while setting in the garage. The thermostat isn't leaking and neither are the new hoses. I put a new radiator cap on it last night but haven't gotten it hot yet to see if that fixed it. I know the radiator has a very small pinhole that it barely oozes out and I'm loosing way more than that hole could let out. So I may be buying a new radiator soon. Any other thoughts?

[MTCK]

Heater core? Check and see if the floor is wet.

[onebadbowtie]

Originally Posted by MTCK

Heater core? Check and see if the floor is wet.

I have the rubber floor liner and have not seen any anti-freeze on it and i just pulled it back and checked under it. Everything was dry. I will be driving it to work tomorrow so hopefully i will find out. I'm thinking that its blowing out the the overflow hose while driving and maybe the new cap will fix it but i have been wrong before

[Dean'smeanmachine]

nice truck!

[onebadbowtie]

Originally Posted by Dean'smeanmachine

nice truck!

thanks

[Chevymaniac]

Really good work so far on the truck. Bringing it back to life and enjoying it as the truck was meant to be used. Sorry to hear about the leak of antifreeze. Where did you pull the bench seat from that you recently installed?

Keep up the good work and hopefully you find the source of the antifreeze leak soon.

[onebadbowtie]

Originally Posted by Chevymaniac

Really good work so far on the truck. Bringing it back to life and enjoying it as the truck was meant to be used. Sorry to hear about the leak of antifreeze. Where did you pull the bench seat from that you recently installed?

Keep up the good work and hopefully you find the source of the antifreeze leak soon.

Thanks! The cap did fix the leak. The seat came out of a 98 Chevy Regular cab truck.

I thought that putting a 160* thermostat in the truck would make it cooler in the cab on warmer days but i barely have a heater anymore so i will have to switch that back to the 190* one.

[onebadbowtie]

Im still having trouble with hot starts. The truck fires up perfectly when cold but if i drive some where and shut it off and come back out 5 minutes later it turns over really slow like a dead battery. Its never not started but has got me really nervous several times. The battery is dated 2003 but the truck turns over fine when its cold out and the motor is cold. Am i wrong in thinking its okay? My exhaust clears my starter by 2-3 inches so i dont think its getting my starter to hot. Ive checked the timing and its set at 10*. HELP ME PLEASE IM STUCK!!

[ryanroo]

What is the current state of the engine wiring harness? without having read the entire thread i dont know if or when it was replaced. a lot of times a hot start issue can be helped or fixed by replacing the purple start wire that goes to the solenoid. they get hot and the resistance increases. they were a little undersized considering the heat they see. not sure that was your issue, but they often need attention.

[onebadbowtie]

Originally Posted by ryanroo

What is the current state of the engine wiring harness? without having read the entire thread i dont know if or when it was replaced. a lot of times a hot start issue can be helped or fixed by replacing the purple start wire that goes to the solenoid. they get hot and the resistance increases. they were a little undersized considering the heat they see. not sure that was your issue, but they often need attention.

I drove the truck around for about an hour tonight with no issues but if i start having problems i will check into that. Thanks for the help!

[onebadbowtie]

I bought some new Sylvaina Silverstar sealed beam headlights from oriellys for 25 a piece and wow they made a huge difference! No more yellow headlights

[onebadbowtie]

Not to much picture worthy progress. Put new KYB Gas-a-just shocks on all the way around today made a huge difference over the worn out old original shocks. Been driving it about once a week to work with no problems what so ever! Next on the todo list is tires and stereo of some sort.

Im thinking about going with the Goodyear wrangler authority's that Walmart sells in a 31x10.50x15 for $680 mounted and balanced. i really want a 33" tall tire but don't think i can clear them without rub issues on the front.

For the stereo i was thinking about LMCs headliner with the speakers and spot for the stereo but for the price i could just buy a stereo the fits in the stock spot and do the under dash speaker and maybe some 6x9s under the seat?

[onebadbowtie]

Here is a pic of the old shocks



A pic of my newest purchase



Putting her to work